The Empire of Quicksan is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by John William Arch XVIII with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.839 billion Quicksanian's are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Welfare, Healthcare, and Education are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Boomdox. The average income tax rate is 67.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Quicksanian economy, worth 97.1 trillion Quickers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 52,823 Quickers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A surprisingly large share of the nation's budget is used to buy new houses for immigrants, street crime is on the rise as police officers spend most of their time in prisons, former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone, and GDP growth is the preferred altar of national worship. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Quicksan's national animal is the Moth, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Quicksan is ranked 262,891^st in the world and 1,215^th in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -8.33 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.